<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>(Alliance News) - BP PLC is in advanced talks to sell its Castrol lubrications business to Stonepeak Partners LP at a value of more than USD8 billion, which would match BP's current expectations, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.</p><p>New York-based investment firm has emerged as the leading contender to buy Castrol, the FT said citing &#34;people familiar with the matter&#34;. However, they said no deal has been finalised and talks could still fail, or other bidders could emerge.</p><p>The London-based oil major had put the division of its Downstream business up for sale back in February, as it aims to raise USD20 billion from assets sales by 2027. However, initial bidders explored offers below USD8 billion, the FT said, compared to analyst estimates of a value as high as USD10 billion.</p><p>BP shares were down 1.9% to 456.06 pence in London early Friday. It has a market capitalisation of GBP70.29 billion.</p><p>By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor</p><p>Comments and questions to newsroom@alliancenews.com</p><p>Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.</p></div></div>

英国石油

<p>英国石油（BP PLC）正在与 Stonepeak Partners LP 进行高级谈判，计划以超过 80 亿美元的价格出售其 Castrol 润滑油业务，这与 BP 的预期相符。此次出售是 BP 计划到 2027 年通过资产出售筹集 200 亿美元的一部分。尽管 Stonepeak 是主要竞争者，但尚未达成交易，其他竞标者可能会出现。消息公布后，BP 在伦敦的股价下跌了 1.9%</p>

Stonepeak 正在考虑以英国石油公司提出的 80 亿美元价格收购嘉实多